Spooktacular Halloween at Shoemakers

Workshops, after-dark late opening, storytelling, Halloween trails, costume and photo opportunities.

Join us this October Half Term for a week of family-friendly but ever so spooky Halloween fun at Shoemakers Museum.

All week follow spooky trails through the galleries, listen to ghostly tales from the past, create eerie crafts and come dressed in your favourite Halloween costume. Discover the museum after dark on Friday 30 October with a later night torchlight trail around the galleries and decidedly creepy visitors Rosie and Posie to help or hinder your journey – visit if you dare!

Plus lantern and puppet making workshops to prepare you for halloween and other autumn events.

The Museum of Lost Shoes Gallery Trail – Can you help us find their owners? solve the clues. Daily (Drop in)
Story Telling Monday 26 October at 11am and 2pm (Drop in)
Puppet Making – Create a Spooky Friend to take home. Wednesday 28 October 10.30am – 12.30pm (Drop in)
Build a Lantern Workshop. Friday 30 October 10.30am – 12.30pm (Book for this one!)
Museum After Dark. Friday 30 4.15pm – 6.30pm. (Book for this one!)

Puppet Making – Create a Spooky Friend

Get creative and design your own Halloween puppet inspired by ghosts, bats, monsters, pumpkins or magical creatures.
Children will create and decorate their puppet before bringing it to life through imaginative play and storytelling.
All materials provided and a puppet expert guide will be there to help make your puppets come to life.

Wednesday 28^th October 10.30am – 12.30pm

£3.50 per child for annual pass holders / £4.50 per child for non annual pass holders

Museum After Dark

Experience the museum in a different light with this special museum after dark session. Visitors can explore galleries after hours with a torchlit trail, clues to solve and keep an eye out for mysterious characters roaming the museum who may help, hinder or surprise you on your journey. A family friendly event with spooky moments – enter the museum after dark if you dare!

Friday 30^th 4.15pm – 6.30pm

3 x Bookable timed sessions.

Pass holders: £3.50 per child / £4.50 per adult

Non pass holders: £5 for a child / £7.50 for an adult

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Build a Lantern Workshop

A workshop for children. Create and decorate your own spooky lantern to take home or bring with you on the ‘after dark’ sessions. Perfect for trick or treating.

Friday 30^th October 10.30am – 12.30pm

Ticket holders £4 per child
Non Annual Pass Holder: £6 per child
Accompanying adults free of charge 

Storytelling

Gather round for a magical storytelling session filled with spooky characters, mysterious shoes, silly surprises and Halloween adventures.

An interactive journey – Join in with sound effects, actions and character voices as the story unfolds. Visitors are invited to come dressed as their favourite Halloween character, witch, wizard, ghost, monster or magical creature.

Free with your museum pass.
Drop-in sessions with no booking required.
Monday 26^th October at 11am and 2pm.